Jessica Esther Fox is a French-born Australian Olympic and world champion slalom canoeist.
Benjamin Savšek is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002, specializing in the C1 discipline. With an Olympic gold, 2 individual world titles and 4 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful C1 paddlers of his generation.
Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline. In 2023 he also started competing in C1. He also occasionally appears in kayak cross. With an Olympic gold and a bronze, 2 individual world titles and 5 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful K1 paddlers of his generation.
Mallory Franklin is a British slalom canoeist who has competed internationally since 2009. She competes in both Kayak and Canadian Canoe classes, as well as the Kayak cross discipline.
Michal Smolen is a Polish-American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008 for the United States.
Argentina competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Argentine athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of their support for the United States-led boycott.
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which the U.S. boycotted in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for the United States were baseball player Eddy Alvarez and basketball player Sue Bird. Javelin thrower Kara Winger was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. For the third consecutive time in the Summer Olympics, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes (285 men and 330 women).
Canoeing competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, are scheduled to be held at the Rio Canete located in the city of Lunahuaná (slalom) and Albufera Medio Mundo in the city of Huacho (sprint).
Mexico competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Athletes were given priority for vaccines in March.
Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.
Nevin Harrison is an American sprint canoeist.
The men's canoe slalom C-1 competition at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima took place between 3 and 4 August at the Cañete River in Lunahuaná.
Andrea Herzog is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.
Evy Leibfarth is an American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2019.
Sofía Reinoso is a Mexican slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013. She lives in Tlapacoyan, Mexico and is coached by Silvan Poberaj.
Michaela Corcoran is an Irish-American slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2018. She started her career representing United States, but has been competing for Ireland since 2021. She won the bronze medal in the women's slalom C1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Lois Betteridge is a Canadian slalom canoeist competing in both canoeing and kayaking competitions. She won the silver medal in the women's slalom C-1 event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Lucas Rossi is an Argentine slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.
Marjorie Delassus is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. She is from Pau in Béarn.
Nicolas Gestinpronounced[nikɔlaʒɛstɛ̃] is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2016. He is from Tréméven, Finistère in Brittany. He became Olympic Champion on home soil in 2024 at the slalom C-1 event.
